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First Baby of 2009 arrives

.By Jan GoffManaging Editor The first baby of 2009 greeted the world last week at Perkins County Hospital in Grant, Neb. Jacob Corbin Feuerborn entered at 8:27 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 8. The newborn son of Lindsey and Jon Feuerborn of Grant weighed 5 pounds 15 ounces, and was measured at 19 1/2 inches long. Attending physicians were Drs. Paul Bottom and Ruth Demmel. The family was able to spend some quality time together, as the proud dad was taking time off work from Standard Ethanol in Madrid to enjoy his new son. “I saved up my vacation for this!” said Jon Feuerborn (pronounced Foyer-born). The baby’s mother, Lindsey, is a stay-at-home mom who can enjoy his infancy while recovering from a caesarian section. The baby was scheduled for the procedure next week, Jan. 20. “He had different ideas,” said the new daddy. Eagerly awaiting their baby brother’s arrival home were big brother Kyle, six years old, and three-year-old sister Olivia. Grandparents of Jacob are Bill and Barb McNerney of Grant, and Marne and Denise Feuerborn of Sidney, Neb. Great-grandparents include Bill Colwell of Missouri and Jim and Luana Curry of Arizona. Gifts await the family from generous Chamber members who recognize the firstborn baby each year at Perkins County Community Hospital. Gifts for the baby and the family include: Adams Bank and Trust-$50 savings bond, Adams Lumber Company-$10 gift certificate, Bench Warmers-$10 gift certificate, Country Supply-$15 gift certificate, Frenchman Valley Coop-$10 worth of gasoline, Grant Auto Parts-$10 gift certificate, Grant Packing-two t-bone steaks, Grant Pharmacy-$10 gift certificate, Grant Tribune Sentinel-one year subscription, The Hair Works-$10 gift certificate, Hatch’s Super Foods-package of newborn diapers, In & Out-$20 gift certificate, Kwik Stop-two large pizzas, Pankonin’s Heaven Scent Bakery-$10 gift certificate, Valley Bank and Trust-$25 savings bond.